Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-22

it. They will feel then that their labor has |
not been in vain, and that they have added |
some of grace and beauty and power to the |
floating property of the United States, some l
thing which will prove worthy to sail under |
the star spangled banner. the flag of the
free.
I speak in behalf of all who are here pres
ent and many others who are absent, when
I say that wish abundant prosperity to this
craft SO long as it floats upon the broad blue
sea- And 1 am glad it is to bear the name
of one who has been in his own branch of
| effort like good commander for gallant
| ship. AS the eloquent Chaplin said once:
1.-THE sails may be set from the proud
| ships masts, the compass may point duly to
| the north and the chart be unrolled, but un-
| less q strong hand rests upon the helm and a
| master treads the deck, she rolls among the
| pillows and drifts where the four winds send
| her So with every facility for success and
/ the light of promise in the soul, the man
negleeting the lawful means Of subsistence
| cannot expect to find these means working
| for him without his agency" And the man
for whom this goodly craft is named, and
the captain who is to tread her quarter deck,
have learned and practiced the great lesson
of industry and fidelity to duty, and hence
new and noble vessel and her owners and
commander.
| You have built goodly vessel
| Staunch and strong and fair is she,
| And you gather now to launch her
VIII aa na m ne go4 bra1 1ov e 70 sse
| Which her nag shall proudly bearf
! What the name by which to hail her,
| When to port she shall draw near?
Will you think of English monarchs
| Who the name of Henry bore?
viii you claim the blind bard Homer
| For your flag on aft or fore ?
| Or the surname and initials
| OF man New Haven born
I Who has nebly struggled upward
| And success has bravey wons
III TT Olds,, shall ba the name then
| She shall bear o,er sea to shore :
| Always known as true before.
| Now upon the floating banner
Ms az fhe e ge o st SNIP e eort ana far
| Wheresoe'er the winds may bear
| Tell of earnest perseverance,
| Tell of stern int gritty
1 Tell of hand in hand endeavor
| OF companions true and free
Wife and husband. one in effort,
| One in heart and one in honor
While this flag floats Ger the sea.
| Speed this bark along the pillows
| Winds that blow toward many shore
| Fill the sails with prosperous breezes,
| Bear the ca r! s SIS safely t Ger
| Be that name for many year,
| And the colorS FER her floating
| Speak without reproach or fear.
Meath the striped and starry banner,
| Meath the flag we love well,
Plough the deep where pillows swell;
| As they rise in seasons stormy,
| Ever may success attend her.
On all seas, from shore to shore.
God preserve the hardy seamen
l Who shall trim her snowy Sails
| Guide her helm, or raise her anchor,
| Reef her topsails in the gales
| God bless captain, owners, namesake,
| In the broad, bright bay of Heaven,
| Give them all at last to be !
The time had now come for the schooner
| to be launched. To Miss Annie Stahl, daugh-
ter of William F. Stah1 of Stahl 6 Hegel, re-
manned the honor of breaking the bottle of
wine over the bow of the schooner. In a
pretty and becoming costume she was accom-
panied by Captain Smeed to the bow
of the boat, where the ceremony was
gracefully performed. Shortly after -
O'Clock the boat was cut loose. She aid
gracefully down to the waters edge amid q
| burst of applause from the multitude and
presented a sight picturesque and beautiful
| to all who beheld it. The deck was crowded
and the streamers on high were stiffened by
the breeze It was said that in lowering the
anchor it had struck a bit of timber, which
| in turn had struck John Cameron, a carpen-
ter employed in work at the time. This re-
| port was passed along until it was said that
| q man had been nearly killed. Mr.. Came
| ron was not struck by any timber, but was
little frightened. He was at work
! shortly afterward. The vessel is credit to
| our city and an honor to one of our best cit
| liens, Mr. II. h. Odds. A fine large picture
| of Mr.. Odds adorns the cabin on the boat.
| It was executed by Bowman. Mr.. Bowman
| sent also last week to Baltimore a fine por-
| trait of c. F. futile, of this city, to be hung
| in the cabin of the G. F. Tuttle, another of
the vessels launched by Mr.. Sutton at West
Haven.
The launch of Saturday drew people to-
gether from dozen different towns. About
| Ave hundred people were on the vessel at
/ the launching